Demographics

Between the 10th and 15th of July 2009 543 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.5% of the sample were male, 33.3% were in their twenties, 31.5% in their thirties, and 35.2% in their forties.

I’m not in favour of men-only carriages (although I strongly support women-only) as I’m not really sure they’d change anything; I’d love to know why people wanted them, as surely it cannot just be due to the fear of being misidentified as a groper.

Q2: In packed trains, do you think men should take care not to be misidentified as a groper? (Sample size=543)

Q2SQ: In packed trains, what do you think men should take care to do in order not to be misidentified as a groper? (Sample size=449, multiple answer)

All

MaleN=250

FemaleN=199

Keep both hands in an easy-to-see place

82.2%

83.2%

80.9%

Don’t get close to women

52.6%

54.0%

50.8%

Put luggage on the rack

11.8%

9.2%

15.1%

Don’t stand close to the doors

8.9%

6.8%

11.6%

Let people around you know before you move

7.6%

6.4%

9.0%

Other

4.9%

4.8%

5.0%

Q3: Do you think women-only carriages are needed? (Sample size=543)

All

MaleN=312

FemaleN=231

Yes

54.0%

49.4%

60.2%

No

16.6%

23.1%

7.8%

Can’t say either way

29.5%

27.6%

32.0%

Q4: Seibu Railway’s holding company recently put the question of introducing men-only carriages to their shareholders, but the resolution failed. Do you think men-only carriages are needed? (Sample size=543)